S.A. actor gets ‘Golden’ wish, takes ‘Vegas’ slot

San Antonio native Kevin Alejandro, a regular on new CBS drama, “Golden Boy,” has gotten his wish.

However, Texas-born Dennis Quaid and the rest of the “Vegas” cast may feel they have been kicked to the curb in CBS’ latest time slot shuffle.

Alejandro, who was born and spent part of his childhood here, had mentioned in a recent interview that he’d prefer his new cop series – which the network previewed on the past two Tuesdays – to remain in that prime slot following megahit “NCIS” instead of moving to its slated place on Fridays. (Read more about ‘Golden Boy’ here.)

CBS announced that it’s doing just that.

An original episode of the series – which begins seven years in the future and flashes backward in time to show how a rookie cop (Theo James) managed to shoot up the ladder so quickly to become the youngest police commissioner in New York’s history – still will air at 8 tonight.

However, starting in April after the NCAA Basketball tournament, the network will move “Vegas” from 8 p.m. Tuesdays to 8 p.m. Fridays (which is considered a kind of TV banishment) and establish “Golden Boy” in that superior Tuesday slot.

That’s because its two preview episodes won the time slot ratings-wise. “Golden Boy” drew an average of nearly 10 million viewers and a 1.7 rating in the 18-to-49 demographic, besting “Vegas” in both size and type of audience.

That series, which is set in 1960s Las Vegas and is based on the legendary sheriff of that era, Ralph Lamb, skews a lot older, you see, than the 18-49 demographic that the networks love.

Hmm. I have a feeling this shoddy treatment of “Vegas” won’t set well with the many San Antonio fans of the drama whom I spoke with for my “Tuned to Youth” story this week.